Chapter 20 Extreme Catch
Oops!
When Gao Wen saw Jilong quickly adjust his steps and force a sideways forehand shot, he realized that Jilong was preparing to use his sideways forehand to complete a fatal blow. His feet began to move sideways quickly before his brain, running from his forehand position to the backhand position to defend, buying time for his movement by predicting in advance.
reason?
Firstly, he had just hit a straight line, and there was an obvious gap in the backhand position, so most of the court was empty.
Secondly, Jilong is not the type with a powerful forehand, and he does not have an absolute advantage in strength. His sideways forehand is still known for its speed, so he often chooses empty spaces and hits wherever there are empty spaces. At this time, the empty spaces on the court are very obvious, so there is no need to think, just follow your instinct and move.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen pushed off the ground with his right foot and moved quickly sideways to the left. The whistling sound of the wind was completely forgotten. His eyes were focused on Jilong on the opposite side of the court, observing Jilong's movements and subsequent running positions, and he completed his running positions only by relying on his body's familiarity with the court space.
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
The whole world turned into a brilliant halo, with gold, blue and green all colliding together like a colorful palette, but Gawain's sight was only of Jilong and the speeding tennis ball, which tore through the colorful mist like a flash of lightning and rushed towards the left sideline of the court.
Jilong obviously went down the board, aiming at the sideline and hitting an "inside-out" angle - that is, a route flying from the infield to the outfield, directly pulling Gao Wen's figure out of the field. His running footsteps had already left the singles line area and were leaving the doubles area.
The speed and power of the tennis ball were far beyond expectations. It was like a fireball, crashing towards them like Mars hitting the Earth.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
The solid ground-pushing movement could feel the rolling heat waves, as if stepping on a Hot Wheels, rushing out horizontally at a gust of wind, but Gawain had no time to pay attention to other things at this moment. His eyes were fixed firmly on the tennis ball, trying to grasp the rotation rules of the high-flying tennis ball——
No spin, just a flat hit.
then--
The backhand holding the racket with both hands extends outwards to the outside of the body. Seeing that the tennis ball is about to fly over his position, the right foot and left foot cross again and change steps to push the ground hard. The body loses its center of gravity and is pushed to the extreme, pulling the hands apart to complete the racket lead.
I watched as the tennis ball flew past my position and continued to rise, beyond the normal hitting range, and the exact hitting point had been missed.
Even Thompson, McDonald and others have given up when faced with such a shot, because even if they successfully touch the ball, it is easy to hit the racket frame or let the racket slip, and it is difficult to accurately find the sweet spot of the racket.
It's not just about being "lazy" because of the practice match, it's more about the rational allocation of physical strength. Don't waste your energy on a hopeless catch like this, and saving the ball is often futile.
But Gao Wen still did not waver, staring at the tennis ball with burning eyes. Seeing that his body was about to lose balance, he still maintained absolute concentration in the extreme state, completed the backhand action of the racket, and hit the tennis ball that bounced high.
Bang!
Chi!
The backhand action of the quick swing speeds up at the moment of the shot, increasing the speed of the racket head to the extreme in a short period of time. You can even hear the crisp sound of muscles and bones bursting out like frying beans. All the strength and speed are focused on the racket.
At the moment of attack!
With a glance, he saw that Jilong, who had just completed the shot, was moving forward at full speed, preparing to stick to the net, covering it like Spider-Man and blocking Gawain's return route. However, Jilong obviously did not expect that Gawain could really catch up with the shot, and his pace to the net was obviously slower.
I saw it! My eyes saw a path right at the backhand straight line! Almost at the same time, my hands could feel the contact between the racket and the tennis ball, the friction and compression transmitted to me, and I fully released the power of my fingers, palms and wrists to hit back.
Support yourself with your left foot and push off with your right foot.
Swing with both hands!
High-speed rotation! The whole person turns like a ballerina, swinging the racket head to the limit, and then completing a large pirouette with a quick retraction, fully mobilizing the whole body's strength to exert a large amount of rotation, raising the power of the racket and the speed of the retraction to a higher level, and even pushing the whole body forward, forcing the tennis ball to change its flight path at high speed and fly out.
Bang! The tennis ball was spinning at high speed on the racket. It seemed that the exploding fluff was entangled between the strings. Fragile fluff was floating in the air. The whole ball began to deform under the pressure of the powerful force. The air also rubbed out sparks, forming a momentum to break through the air.
Whoosh! The tennis ball turned into a streamline, lightly crossed the net, flew in a straight line, and drew an "outside-in" arc - that is, the line from the outside court back to the inside court, rushing back with a posture that was even stronger and faster than the serve, like a flash of lightning, almost invisible to the naked eye, only a trace of light could be captured.
Boom! In bounds, lands, scores.
Clean and quick, done in one go.
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Standing in the center of the court, Jilong took a step forward and tried to dive to save the ball, but found it was in vain. He only had time to stretch out the racket, and then saw the tennis ball fly out from a distance and land in the court behind him like a whirlwind.
He took a few more steps sideways with a lack of interest, looking at the flight trajectory of the tennis ball in disbelief. He could no longer control his disappointment and sighed to the sky.
"Score! Game!"
Grant Chen, who was in charge of announcing the scores and acting as the referee, couldn't help but get excited. He raised his voice slightly and announced the scores vigorously:
In the first game, Gawain scored four points in a row and saved his serve with a "love game"! Although Giron had mobilized his state to launch a strong attack at the last moment and boldly opened up the angle in the stalemate, Gawain's saves in the extreme state were even more brilliant. A stretch, a backhand, and a straight line directly made Giron only sigh at the ball, and people vaguely saw the style of Rafael Nadal.
From the "inside-out" to the "outside-in", the back-and-forth wall-to-wall duel, the collision of extreme and more extreme shots, the sparks of top-notch duels are truly exciting and show the charm of tennis's offensive and defensive confrontation to the fullest.
pretty!
Wonderful!
From the serve in the first point to the extreme receiving in the fourth point, Gao Wen not only showed his unyielding tenacity and high morale, but also displayed his great wisdom and heart in difficult situations. His running again and again turned the impossible into the possible, and he gave the team's second singles genius a "love-game" at the start, which made the blood boil.
(End of this chapter)